Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1936 page 37

Chelsea 1936

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1936

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Table: The attendances at the Nursery during the past two years were as follows :—

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The attendances at the Nursery during the past two years were as follows :—

TABLE No. 28.
Total number of attendances during the year	1935.	1936.
Total number of attendances during the year	12,342	12,440
Average daily attendance (5 J days a week)	41	48
Total number of individual children who attended	104	114

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The health of the children has been satisfactory.
Dr. C. K. Hamilton is Medical Officer to the Nursery and makes a
weekly inspection of the children.
(3) Chelsea Mothercraft Training Home.—Manor Street, S.W.3.
The Mothercraft Training Home provides accommodation for six
nursing mothers, with their babies, on the occurrence of lactation difficulties,
also for 12 babies suffering from digestive disorders and for three
fatherless breast-fed babies whose mothers are employed as maids in the
home. In addition,- a nursery is available to which nursing mothers may
come during the day for test feeds or observation. The wards open on
to a balcony and roof garden.
The staff consists of three honorary Consultants, an Hon. Medical
Director, an Assistant Medical Officer, a Matron, two Sisters, three
Staff Nurses, Secretary (whole time) and seventeen pupil nurses. These
latter are trained in accordance with the principles evolved by the
Mothercraft Training Society, Cromwell House, Highgate.
The Home is efficiently administered and the arrangements instituted
for the treatment of lactation cases have proved eminently satisfactory.

Table: The following Table No. 29 shows the work carried out in the Home during the past year :—TABLE No. 29.The Mothercraft Training Home, 1936.Admissions.

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The following Table No. 29 shows the work carried out in the Home during the past year :—TABLE No. 29.The Mothercraft Training Home, 1936.Admissions.

Babies	Mothers and Babies
Obs. Malnutrition.	Nat. Feeding difficulties.		Normal Nat. Feeding.	Total Mothers.		Total Babies.
63	60		3	53		106
Average Stay.
Obs. Malnutrition.		Nat. Feeding difficulties.			Normal N. Feeding cases.
48 days		26.2 days			284.6 days

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Chelsea 1936

Table: The attendances at the Nursery during the past two years were as follows :—

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Table: The following Table No. 29 shows the work carried out in the Home during the past year :—TABLE No. 29.The Mothercraft Training Home, 1936.Admissions.